South Korea to Start Tokenizing 'All Types' of Securities in Three Stages From 2027
Regulators said the first phase starts in February 2027 and individual subscriptions will be capped at 30 million won, or about $22,000.
- On Friday, the Financial Services Commission unveiled a three-phase roadmap to tokenize traditional assets including stocks and bonds, with the framework scheduled to take full effect on February 4, 2027.
- This initiative implements the amended Capital Markets Act and Electronic Securities Act, which FSC Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young said aims at "completely transforming and upgrading capital market infrastructures for digital connectivity."
- Phase one establishes legal recognition for institutional money market funds, bonds, and fractional investments, requiring issuers to maintain at least $3 million in equity capital and meet specific IT and cybersecurity standards.
- Subsequent phases will expand tokenization to all publicly offered securities, while the final stage targets onchain stablecoin payments, though timelines depend on initial implementation results and pending legislation.
- South Korean authorities are building this framework as Asia leads global stablecoin trading with a 30% share of activity, while Japan announced plans last week for its own national blockchain settlement system for stocks and bonds.
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South Korea’s financial regulator introduced a three-phase roadmap for the issuance of tokenized assets, as part of the country’s first regulatory framework for tokenized assets that will enter law in 2027.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ji-yeon = Financial authorities are pushing for the tokenization of existing financial products, such as stocks, bonds, and funds, going beyond fragmented investments (new and non-standard securities).
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